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2 Of The Baptist Men Critically Shot; Cling To Life
posted (June 3, 2013)
Tonight, 44 year-old Melvin Baptist, and his nephew, 24 year-old Arthur Baptist continue to receive treatment at the KHMH after they were shot on Saturday night just before 7:30.

The family has declined an interview, but they told us that both men were inside Melvin Baptist's barber shop on Neal's Pen Road along with 2 women and another relative.

They were all watching the Miami Heat's basketball game when 2 men on bicycles rode up, fired indiscriminately at everyone, and fled. Both Baptist men were struck in the head, and the family rushed them to the KHMH. According to the family, Arthur Baptist's injury was the more serious. The bullet struck him in the left side of the head, and it splintered inside his brain. According to them, the latest report from the doctor is that the brain is swelling, and he is being given medication to try to reverse this.

Arthur Baptist's chances of survival improved from 10 to 50% over the weekend, but he remains in critical condition along with his uncle who is suffering from an entry and exit wound.

Police say that they are seeking 2 men for this shooting.

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